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Software > WebSphere > WebSphere Business Integration > WebSphere MQ Workflow System requirements Below is the list of software and hardware required for IBM WebSphere® MQ Workflow Servers and Client. WebSphere MQ Workflow Server for Multiplatforms V 3.6 WebSphere MQ Workflow Server for z/OS V 3.6  Ready to buy? View pricing & buy Technical details What's new in WebSphere MQ Workflow V3.6 Spec sheet for Multiplatforms (365KB) Spec sheet for z/OS (359KB) Get Adobe® Reader®   Operating System Software Hardware AIX Servers for AIX: Operating system: AIX 5L V5.1 with ML06 or a higher maintenance level, or V5.2 with ML04 or a higher maintenance level, or V5.3 with ML01 or a higher maintenance level C++ Runtime environment: xlC.rte Version 6 or 7 Communication: IBM WebSphere MQ for AIX V5.3 with FP 08 or a higher Fix Pack, or IBM WebSphere MQ for AIX V6.0 (included in the Media Pack) Database: One of the following: IBM DB2 Universal Database Enterprise Server Edition for AIX V8.2, or DB2 Universal Database Enterprise Server Edition for AIX V8.1 with fixpack 7a, IBM DB2 Universal Database Version 9.1 (included in the Media Pack) with FP1 or higher Fix Pack Oracle9i Database Release 2 (9.2.0) for AIX 5L based systems; Oracle Database 10g for HP-UX Release 1 (10.1.0) with patchset 4 or higher patc hset, or Oracle 10g for HP-UX Release 2 (v10.2.0.1) or higher patchset (if using WebSphere MQ for HP-UX V6.0 ) Clients for AIX: Operating system: AIX 5L V5.1 with ML06 or a higher maintenance level, or V5.2 with ML04 or a higher maintenance level, or V5.3 with ML01 or a higher maintenance level Communication: IBM WebSphere MQ client for AIX V5.3 with FP 08 or a higher Fix Pack, or IBM WebSphere MQ client for AIX V6.0 (included in the Media Pack) Web application server: IBM WebSphere Application Server V5.0, or V5.1.0 or a higher mod level, or V6.0 or V6.1 For a Portal Client: IBM WebSphere Portal V5.0, or V5.1 For the development of programs using the IBM WebSphere MQ Workflow APIs, one of the following: IBM C for AIX V6.0 IBM XL C/C++ Enterprise Edition for AIX V7.0 IBM VisualAge C++ Professional for AIX V6.0 IBM Java Software Development Kit V1.4.1 or V1.4.2 Servers for AIX System: pSeries uniprocessor, SMP, or SP machine as supported by AIX System for AIX 5L with PowerProcessor chip Storage Requirements: Main memory – 1GB; Hard disk – 2GB Screen: Dedicated graphical display not necessary; the system console is sufficient Clients for AIX: System: Workstation with PowerProcessor chip capable of running the operating system AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Windows 2003, Windows 2000, Windows XP Professional For process modeling and monitoring WebSphere Business Integration Workbench V4.2.4 WebSphere Business Integration Modeler V4 WebSphere Business Integration Monitor V4.1 WebSphere Business Integration Modeler V5 WebSphere Business Monitor V6 For LDAP bridge: One of the following IBM Tivoli Directory Server V5.2 Microsoft Active Directory (feature of Windows 2003 Server) Supported Web browsers For Web user access to the Portal client: a browser supporting HTML 4 with Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and supporting W3C DOM: Mozilla Navigator V1.7 or higher, or Firefox 1.0 or Netscape Version 7 or Microsoft Internet Explorer V6.0 or higher For Web user access to the Web client: a browser supporting HTML 4 with CSS: Mozilla Navigator V1.7 or higher or Firefox 1.0 or Netscape Version 7, or Microsoft Internet Explorer V6.0 or higher HP-UX Servers for HP-UX (Intel Itanium): Operating system: HP-UX 11i v2 (B.11.23) (starting with WebSphere MQ Workflow V3.6 SP5) HP-UX 11i V3 (11.31) (starting with WebSphere MQ Workflow V3.6 SP6) Communication: IBM WebSphere MQ for HP-UX (Itanium) V6.0.1 or a higher mod level Database: One of the following: IBM DB2 Universal Database V8.2 FP4 or a higher Fix Pack, or IBM DB2 Universal Database V9.1 (included in the Media Pack) with FP1 or a higher Fix Pack Oracle9i for HP Release 2 (v9.2.0.7) or higher patchset or Oracle 10g for HP Release 2 (v10.2.0.2) or higher patchset Clients for HP-UX (Intel Itanium) Communication: IBM WebSphere MQ client for HP-UX (Itanium) V6.0.1 or a higher mod level Web application server: IBM WebSphere Application Server V6.0.1 or a higher mod level, or V6.1 For the development of programs using the IBM WebSphere MQ Workflow APIs: HP aC++/ANSI C vA.06.10 HP SDK for J2SE HP-UX 11i platform, adapted by IBM for IBM Software, V1.4.2 SR2 and V1.5 as feature of the WebSphere Application Server Note: Customer HP-UX (PA-RISC) C/C++-programs using the WMQWF C/C++ APIs need to be recompiled C/C++-compiler Servers for HP-UX (PA-RISC): Operating system: HP-UX 11i v1 (B.11.11) HP-UX 11i v2 (B.11.23) (starting with WebShere MQ Workflow V3.6 SP5) HP-UX 11i V3 (11.31) (starting with WebSphere MQ Workflow V3.6 SP6) Communication: IBM WebSphere MQ for HP-UX V5.3 with FP 08 or a higher Fix Pack, or FP10 or a higer Fix Pack (if using HP-UX 11i v2) IBM WebSphere MQ for HP-UX (PA-RISC) V6.0 (included in the Media Pack) Database: One of the following: IBM DB2 Universal Database Enterprise Server Edition for HP-UX V8.2, or V8.1 with fixpack 7a IBM DB2 Universal Database Enterprise Server Edition for HP-UX or 8.2 FP4 or a higher Fix Pack,IBM DB2 Universal Database Version 9.1 (included in the Media Pack) with FP2 or a higher Fix Pack (I if using HP-UX 11i v2) Oracle9i Database for HP-UX Release 2 (9.2.0) or higher patchset (if using WebSphere MQ for HP-UX V5.3 ) Oracle Database 10g for HP-UX Release 1 (10.1.0) with patchset 4 or higher patc hset, or Oracle 10g for HP-UX Release 2 (v10.2.0.1) or higher patchset (if using WebSphere MQ for HP-UX V6.0) Clients for HP-UX (PA-RISC) Communication: IBM WebSphere MQ client for HP-UX V5.3 with FP 08 or a higher Fix Pack IBM WebSphere MQ client for HP-UX (PA-RISC) V6.0 (included in the Media Pack) Web application server: IBM WebSphere Application Server V5.0, or V5.1.0 or a higher mod level, or V6.0 or V6.1 For a Portal Client: IBM WebSphere Portal V5.0, or V5.1 For the development of programs using the IBM WebSphere MQ Workflow APIs: HP ANSI C++ Compiler v03.50 for HP-UX Adapted IBM Java SDK 1.4.1 or 1.4.2 as feature of the WebSphere Application Server Servers for HP-UX (Intel Itanium) System: HP Integrity server with Intel Itanium 2 processor Screen: A dedicated graphical display is not necessary; the system console is sufficient Clients for HP-UX (Intel Itanium): System: A workstation capable of running the operating system. Servers for HP-UX (PA-RISC): System: HP 9000 workstation with PA-RISC processor Screen: A dedicated graphical display is not necessary; the system console is sufficient Clients for HP-UX (PA-RISC) System: A workstation capable of running the operating system. Linux Operating system: One of the following: Red Hat Enterprise Linux V3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux V4 Suse Linux Enterprise Server V9 Suse Linux Enterprise Server V10 Communication: IBM WebSphere MQ client for Linux V5.3 with FP 08 or a higher Fix Pack, or WebSphere MQ client for Linux V6.0 (included in the Media Pack) Web application client: IBM WebSphere Application Server V5.0, or V5.1.0 or a higher mod level, or V6.0, or v6.1 For a Portal client: IBM WebSphere Portal V5.0, or V5.1 For the development of programs using the IBM WebSphere MQ Workflow APIs: Java Software Development Kit V1.4.1 or V1.4.2 System: A hardware system with Intel 32-bit processor architecture or IBM z/Series 31-bit application support on 64-bit Solaris Servers for Sun Solaris: Operating system: Sun Solaris 8 or 9, or 10 Communication: IBM WebSphere MQ for Sun Solaris V5.3 with FP 08 or a higher Fix Pack, or WebSphere MQ for Sun Solaris V6.0 (included in the Media Pack) Database: One of the following: IBM DB2 Universal Database Enterprise Server Edition for Sun Solaris V8.2, or DB2 Universal Database Enterprise Server Edition V8.1 with Fix Pack 7a IBM DB2 Universal Database Version 9.1 (included in the Media Pack) with FP 1 or higher Fix Pack Oracle9i Database Release 2 (9.2.0) for Sun Solaris; Oracle Database 10g Release 1 (10.1.0) for Sun Solaris or higher patchset, or Oracle Database 10g Release 2 (10.2.0) for Sun Solaris or higher patchset (if it using WebSphere MQ V6.0 Clients for Sun Solaris: Operating system: Sun Solaris V8 or 9, or 10 Communication: IBM WebSphere MQ client for Sun Solaris V5.3 with FP 08 or a higher Fix Pack, or WebSphere MQ client for Sun Solaris V6.0 (included in the Media Pack) Web application server: IBM WebSphere Application Server V5.0, or V5.1.0 or a higher mod level, or V6.0 or V6.1 For Portal client: IBM WebSphere Portal V5.0, or V5.1 For the development of programs using the WebSphere MQ Workflow APIs: Sun ONE Studio 8 C++ Compiler on Sun Sparc Sun Java 2 SDK 1.4.1, or 1.4.2, or adapted IBM Java SDK 1.4.1 or 1.4.2 as feature of IBM WebSphere Application Server Servers for Sun Solaris System: Sun workstation with SPARC processor Screen: A dedicated graphical display is not necessary; the system console is sufficient Clients for Sun Solaris: System: A workstation capable of running the operating system Windows 2003, Windows 2000, Windows XP Professional Servers for Windows: Operating system: Windows 2000, Windows 2003 Server, or Windows XP Professional Edition Communication: IBM WebSphere MQ for Windows V5.3 with FP 08 or a higher Fix Pack, or WebSphere MQ for Windows V6.0 (included in the Media Pack) Database One of the following: IBM DB2 Universal Database Enterprise Server Edition for Windows V8.1 with Fix Pack 7a, or DB2 Universal Database Enterprise Server Edition for Windows V8.2 higher Fix Pack IBM DB2 Universal Database Version 9.1 (included in the Media Pack) with FP 1 or higher Fix Pack Clients for Windows: Operating system: Windows 2000, Windows 2003 Server, or Windows XP Professional Edition Communication: IBM WebSphere MQ client for Windows V5.3 with FP 08 or a higher Fix Pack, or IBM WebSphere MQ client for Windows V6.0 (included in the Media Pack) For Desktop access: a IBM WebSphere MQ Workflow Desktop client (included in the Media Pack) Web application server: IBM WebSphere Application Server V5.0, or V5.1.0 or a higher mod level, or V6.0 or V6.1 For a Portal client: IBM WebSphere Portal V5.0, or V5.1 For the development of programs using the IBM WebSphere MQ Workflow APIs, either: Microsoft Visual Studio .Net 7 2002 (WebSphere MQ Workflow client APIs for C and C++) Java Software Development Kit V1.4.1 or V1.4.2, or Sun Java SDK 1.4.1 or 1.4.2 VisualBasic V7 for Windows for WebSphere MQ Workflow ActiveX Controls For a IBM WebSphere MQ Workflow standard client, no additional prerequisites Note: On the supported workstations, WebSphere MQ Workflow V3.6 runs in 32-bit mode and supports WebSphere MQ V6.0 on IPv4 networks only. System: PC with Intel-based processor architecture. For test or demonstration purposes, a ThinkPad or portable PC is acceptable.